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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
6
A public hearing on the Boston telephone rate petition reveals the expert report is inconclusive. Delays persist as the Highway Commission awaits detailed data on Boston district expenses and stock ownership. A next session aims to push for fuller disclosure, despite anticipated resistance.
The Boston Post daily published by Post Publishing Co on July 6 1907 marks the sixth issue of volume 188. Office located at 259 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
The notice lists daily subscription rates: one year two dollars, six months one dollar fifty, three months seven and a half cents, one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post offers one year two dollars fifty, six months one dollar twenty five, three months sixty five cents.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States and territories for 25 cents per month, with the Sunday Post at the same rate. Subscribers may change their address as often as needed, enabling flexible vacation copies.
Increased Dominion postage drives subscription changes for the Daily Post and Sunday Post. Rates show 1 month 50 cents, 6 months $3, year $6 for daily. Sunday Post set at 9 cents per copy. Payments in advance, payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, with risks on cash. Editor BE. A. Grozier.
Boston spoke on the Fourth of July backing Miss Eck stein’s memorial for a general arbitration treaty. Robert Treat Paine will present in person to lend weight to the proposal as the peace convention at The Hague considers practical steps toward arbitration.
The treasury has fattened by about 80 million dollars through Dingley tariff exactions, a fact that energizes incoming lawmakers. Attentions on this tariff slice spark imagination about spending and a debate over cutting living costs by reducing duties.
A New York judge sentences a careless driver to 100 days in Monroe County jail for fleeing after injuring a pedestrian. The ruling upholds that abandoning a victim after an accident makes the offender both criminal and cowardly, deserving punishment.
In court yesterday about sixty offenders against peace on the Glorious Fourth settled with justice. A tariff for discharging firearms is set at 15 dollars, firecrackers out of hours 5 to 10 dollars, bonfires 5 dollars, blowing horns 1 dollar. The writer notes horn blows may deserve equal treatment with pistol shots.
The appointment of Charles F. Gettemy as chief of the bureau of statistics of labor is announced. The article credits his qualifications and notes previous leaders under Colonel Wright, Wadlin, and Pidgin, praising recent census work and Governor Guild's acknowledgment of journalism experience. Charles S. Groves of the Globe will become private secretary to the governor.
At 10 o'clock today John D Rockefeller, famed as the world’s richest man and head of a vast monopoly, will appear in Chicago court. The public pull compelled his summons as Judge Landis presides. The inquiry may probe ties between his firm and the Standard Oil Company of Illinois.
Gloucester July 5. John M Longan 16, son of ex councilman Patrick S Longan, is named private messenger to George von L Meyer in Washington. He will start Monday with his mother. The job pays $1000 a year to start. He has just completed his first year in high school.
Services were held at noon at the Church of the Advent for Frank Todd son of the late Nathaniel M Todd. A popular Advent Church choir member and stage manager he produced several comic operas including The Chorus Girl The Billionaire and The Ham Tree. He was to lead Rogers Brothers in Ireland company but illness stopped him. Survived by his mother sister and brother he died at 32. Interment was at Haverhill.
Newton Newkirk writes to request eight minutes of funny speech for a Dorchester club meet on July 10. The reply explains humor is scarce and notes many writers craft pieces for others. Also discusses public speeches, fame, and the challenge of producing fresh wit while lampooning the concept of writerly thunder-generators.
The Rev Z H Copp told his New York congregation he located Hades in the sun after study. A Plymouth Conn woman, Mrs John Hallock, killed a chicken and lightning narrowly singed it while she briefly left the woodpile. Forecast of John D examination.
A list of probing queries asks about standard oils company rebates, headquarters, state operations, and personal details about a named John. It inquires about wig materials, concealed items, travel costs, and potential price rises for kerosene to cover trip expenses, ending with casual weather and whereabouts questions.
A young prankster near Engine Company 28 set off a false alarm at Box 528 on a Wednesday, sparking talk about the audacity of the act and the vigilance of local firefighters. Citizens reported the incident as part of a string of Fourth of July mischief and public safety concerns in the area.
Esther Kingston recalls Betty Leslie’s awkward social debut at Mrs. Weatherbee’s, where she clashes with propriety before meeting Sir Arnold Leavingsworth, a famed traveler who becomes a regular guest. Betty’s unintended bluntness primes a romance as she shifts views on travelers.
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